Global Forum Newsletter Issue No. 9 April 2006

This issue of the newsletter presents highlights from the Global Conference and summaries of discussions related to the attainment of major WSSD and MDG ocean goals, e.g.: achieving ecosystem-based and integrated coastal and ocean management; arresting declines in fisheries; advancement of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities; reducing poverty in Africa and in other developing areas; implementing the Mauritius Strategy for the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS); establishing networks of marine protected areas; and developing a global marine assessment.

Project 2722: Fostering a Global Dialogue on Oceans, Coasts, and SIDS, and on Freshwater-Coastal-Marine Interlinkages

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